San Martino di Lupari: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Padova, Veneto. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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San Martino di Lupari, upper Padua plain near Castelfranco
In the north of the province of Padua, close to the borders with the provinces of Treviso and Vicenza, San Martino di Lupari lies between Cittadella and Castelfranco Veneto, both a short drive away, while Padua is further south. The landscape is typical of central Veneto: workshops of small and medium-sized firms, detached houses with gardens, fields divided by ditches and rows of trees, and hamlets strung along the roads.
The population is young and growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 13,244 residents in 2023, up 1.5% on 2011. The estimated average age is 44.6 against 46.5 for the province, over-65s are 22.0% against 24.2%, and households have 2.58 members on average. Foreign residents make up 8.6%.
Buyers here mostly look for a detached or terraced house, often because they work locally or in Castelfranco and Cittadella. Many detached houses have been extended more than once over the years. Before completion, check that every extension was authorised and appears on the cadastral floor plan.
Earthquake risk is different from the rest of the province. Almost all municipalities around Padua are in zone 3, but San Martino di Lupari is one of the 12 in zone 2, because it is close to the foothills between Monte Grappa and the Montello ridge. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.164 g. For a house from the 1970s or 1980s, ask how the structure is built and whether it has been strengthened.
The plain is crossed by irrigation channels and ditches. The report checks the official flood maps and traces the plot using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which cover the whole municipality.
Key points
- Upper Padua plain, near Cittadella and Castelfranco Veneto.
- One of 12 municipalities around Padua in seismic zone 2.
- Young population: average age 44.6, households of 2.58.
- Homes extended over time: check permits and floor plans.
Overview
San Martino di Lupari is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 13,244 residents, ranked 13 of 101 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Martino di Lupari is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 12 of 101 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.164 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Martino di Lupari, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 1.5%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Martino di Lupari declared an average taxable income of 25,776 euros, in line with the province (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Martino di Lupari is in climate zone E, with 2,431 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 41 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Martino di Lupari has 9 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
Public transport
We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 25.7% of the land in San Martino di Lupari, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Martino di Lupari is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Veneto in 2025. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.
Official databases list 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in San Martino di Lupari, and 4 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Martino di Lupari: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.
House prices
The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.
Land registry
The cadastral maps for San Martino di Lupari are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.
Liveability area by area
The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 87 inhabited census areas in San Martino di Lupari. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 5.3%
- fair 80.6%
- good 14.2%
Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out
Data sources
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Veneto, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 028077. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.